形 xíng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 开 to open 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
形形色色
xíngxíngsèsè
all sorts of; of every kind
Characters in this word
色 sè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 色 — color, tint, hue, shade
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 展览汇集了形形色色的民间器具，呈现出地方生活的复杂面貌。 Zhǎnlǎn huìjí le xíngxíngsèsè de mínjiān qìjù, chéngxiàn chū dìfāng shēnghuó de fùzá miànmào. The exhibition brought together all kinds of folk utensils, presenting the complex face of local life.
- 集市上形形色色的人都有，卖什么的也有。 Jíshì shàng xíngxíngsèsè de rén dōu yǒu, mài shénme de yě yǒu. At the market there are all sorts of people selling all sorts of things.
- 他形形色色的朋友我见得多了，都不简单。 Tā xíngxíngsèsè de péngyou wǒ jiàn de duō le, dōu bù jiǎndān. I have met many of his various friends, and none of them are simple people.
Related words
- 形成 xíngchéng to form
- 形式 xíngshì form; style
- 形象 xíngxiàng image
- 形状 xíngzhuàng shape
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 形势 xíngshì situation
- 地形 dìxíng terrain
- 情形 qíngxing situation
- 形态 xíngtài form
- 变形 biànxíng to deform; to change shape
- 队形 duìxíng formation; arrangement of a team
- 畸形 jīxíng deformed; abnormal; distorted